The defence of 'obedience to superior orders' in international law / / by Yoram Dinstein

• Record Nr.: UNINA9910974655503321
• Autore: Dinstein Yoram
• Pubbl/distr/stampa: Oxford, U.K., : Oxford University Press, 2012
• ISBN: 9780191649820; 0191649821
• Edizione: [Repr. ed., with a new postscript preface.]
• Descrizione fisica: xxxiii, 267 p
• Disciplina: 341.69011
• Soggetti: International crimes; Respondeat superior; International criminal law
• Lingua di pubblicazione: Inglese
• Formato: Materiale a stampa
• Livello bibliografico: Monografia
• Nota di bibliografia: Includes bibliographical references and index.
• Nota di contenuto: Cover -- Table of Contents -- Table of Cases -- List of Abbreviations -- Postscript Preface for Reprinted Edition -- Foreword -- PART I: NATIONAL LAW -- Chapter 1: The Dilemma and its Solutions -- Chapter 2: The Leipzig Trials -- PART II: INTERNATIONAL THEORY -- Introductory Note -- Chapter 1: The Manifest Illegality Principle and the Personal Knowledge Principle -- Chapter 2: The Doctrine of Respondeat Superior -- 1. Oppenheim's Proposition -- 2. Mistake of Law and Compulsion as the Basis of the Doctrine of Respondeat Superior -- 3. The Distinction between the Doctrine of Respondeat Superior and the Acts of State Doctrine -- Chapter 3: The Doctrine of Absolute Liability -- Chapter 4: The Mens Rea Principle -- 1. Mistake of Law and Compulsion -- 2. Mistake of Fact vs. Mistake of Law -- 3. A Proposed Solution of the Problem of Obedience to Superior Orders -- PART III: INTERNATIONAL LEGISLATION, 1919-1945 -- Chapter 1: Initial Irresolution -- 1. The Peace Conference, 1919 -- 2. The Washington Conference, 1922 -- Chapter 2: The Negation of the Plea of Obedience to Superior Orders -- 1. The Deliberations of the Commissions of the United Nations, 1942-1945 -- 2. The Charter of the International Military Tribunal, 1945 -- PART IV: THE CASES -- Chapter 1: Trials before International Tribunals -- 1. Historical Note -- 2. The Nuremberg Trial -- 3. The Tokyo Trial -- Chapter 2: Trials before ; National Courts -- 1. Historical Note -- 2. The 'Subsequent Proceedings' at Nuremberg -- 3. Other Trials of War Criminals -- Summing-Up of the Cases -- PART V: INTERNATIONAL LEGISLATION SINCE 1946 -- Chapter 1: Doubts and Vacillations -- 1. The Genocide Convention, 1948 -- 2. The Red Cross Conventions, 1949 -- Chapter 2: The Work of the International Law Commission -- 1. Historical Background -- 2. The Nuremberg Principles.; 3. The Draft Code of Offences against the Peace and Security of Mankind -- Conclusions -- Subject Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- I -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- U -- V -- W -- Name Index -- A -- B -- C -- D -- E -- F -- G -- H -- J -- K -- L -- M -- N -- O -- P -- R -- S -- T -- V -- W -- Y -- Z.
• Sommario/riassunto: A republication of this highly significant work of 1965, this book addresses the defence of superior orders in the context of national and international law, providing a detailed analysis that remains relevant. With a new preface by the author, this book is an accessible text for scholars and practitioners of international criminal law.